Hello, I've been using celtic sea salt and this pink bolivian rock salt mostly (and whatever type of salt that happens to be in prebought foods). Also the mineral spring water
I drink has some sodium in it (10mg per cup). For months now I've been going back and forth with edema in legs/feet and excess coldness...and It's weird because I will crave salt but then it seems to just cause more edema and make me thirsty when I eat it even in really small amounts. I'm underweight and generally colder than desired...pretty much no body fat at all or other water retention (just legs) I almost never sweat, and I have little to no appetite yet feel unsatiated without eating...(like my cells and brain feel like they need energy, but my stomach doesn't feel hungry or 'growl' per so like it may after a good workout. (These are states of being I consider less than ideal) I'm wondering if maybe this has anything to do with...
- Type of salt being used (I've read refined salt is less hyrgoscopic because it doesn't contain any mag/calc/other salts which hold more water than just pure sodium chloride)
- Possible iodine deficiency (no eggs, dairy, or seafood in a while and not supplementing iodine. I'm assuiming I've been getting enough
from vegetable broth / seaweed)
- Excess fruit juice, maybe causing the salt water to be held in suspension to dilute acids (maybe too low total water / acid ratio?)
- Excess iron, calcium, or beta carotene having to do anything with it (I get more iron and beta than most Peat followers, though with much coffee and chocolate as well)
- B12 and/or hemoglobin issues
- Dehydration
- Too little sodium / chloride (seems counter intuitive but might make sense in a way)
- Too low protein / dopamine (edema seems to reduce in rare situation where I am motivated and feeling good)
Any advice is well appreciated...thanks
I drink has some sodium in it (10mg per cup). For months now I've been going back and forth with edema in legs/feet and excess coldness...and It's weird because I will crave salt but then it seems to just cause more edema and make me thirsty when I eat it even in really small amounts. I'm underweight and generally colder than desired...pretty much no body fat at all or other water retention (just legs) I almost never sweat, and I have little to no appetite yet feel unsatiated without eating...(like my cells and brain feel like they need energy, but my stomach doesn't feel hungry or 'growl' per so like it may after a good workout. (These are states of being I consider less than ideal) I'm wondering if maybe this has anything to do with...
- Type of salt being used (I've read refined salt is less hyrgoscopic because it doesn't contain any mag/calc/other salts which hold more water than just pure sodium chloride)
- Possible iodine deficiency (no eggs, dairy, or seafood in a while and not supplementing iodine. I'm assuiming I've been getting enough
from vegetable broth / seaweed)
- Excess fruit juice, maybe causing the salt water to be held in suspension to dilute acids (maybe too low total water / acid ratio?)
- Excess iron, calcium, or beta carotene having to do anything with it (I get more iron and beta than most Peat followers, though with much coffee and chocolate as well)
- B12 and/or hemoglobin issues
- Dehydration
- Too little sodium / chloride (seems counter intuitive but might make sense in a way)
- Too low protein / dopamine (edema seems to reduce in rare situation where I am motivated and feeling good)
Any advice is well appreciated...thanks